They wore elaborate gowns and dashing tuxedos, paired with eye-catching accessories: matching hand fans, bedazzled sneakers, Venetian masks and at least one feather-trimmed umbrella. The event was ...

Once a sanctuary for the literary greats, this Venice getaway is about to become the latest A-list destination — with Jeff Bezos having reportedly booked it for guests to his nuptials this summer.

and the “Kinky Boots”-meets-Baroque with a dash of commedia dell’arte costumes (Pamela Rodriguez-Montero) struggles to bring the material to theatrical life. The show comes off as variously forced, ...

He set out to create “a quintessentially Italian opera” by reviving the spirit of the commedia dell’arte but adapted to suit a modern ... In his program notes, he talks about the meaning of masks in ...

Mask work is a centuries-old theater practice that transcends nations and eras. From the exaggerated visages of commedia dell’arte to the spiritually significant faces of Japanese Noh ...

During the 17th-century European plague, physicians wore beaked masks, leather gloves ... doctor" became a staple of Italian commedia dell’arte and carnival celebrations—and is still a ...

Derived from the Italian word Scaramuccia, which means “little skirmisher”, he is a stock clown character from the 16th-century comical theatrical arts of Italian literature, also known as commedia ...

A painting of a commedia dell'arte troupe performing in the Italian ... The Boar’s Head Inn, meanwhile, featured “ice creames” and cider. Venetian bread, mead and pork pies were also on ...

Now, Carnival Cruise Line is inviting guests to wear masks aboard one ship in a fun way – for a “Venetian Mask Night” aboard the upcoming Carnival Venezia. New Theme Night Aboard Carnival ...